C.C. Reader Program on rape The, rise in incidents of the crime of rape on the national. level is being re flected in , the Harrisburg- Middletown area. As a public service to the Campus community, the Residence Living Program, the Counseling Center and Police Services are joint ly sponsoring two pro grams dealing with the subject of rape. The first will be held in Wrisberg First Floor Lounge on Wednesday, February 27, at 4:00 p.m. The topic concerns police procedures used in the investigation and prosecution for rape. Steve Shaeffer of the steelton Police Depart ment will demonstrate how composite photos are made. The second program will Alumni organization In recent months the Campus Relations office, under the direction of Mark Dorfman, has been engaged in setting up an active alumni organization for Capitol Campus grad uates. All members of the Penn State Alumni Mao ciation who have received one or more degrees from Captiol Campus, are auto matically members of the Penn State/Capitol Alumni Society. There arenow 700 such Association/So ciety members. At the present time there are approximately 7000 grad uates of Capitol Campus, with some 5000 being located in the Greater Harrisburg area. Under the direction of an executive committee of recently elected ofWers, the alumni society is de veloping a number of 'activities. Among the items being considered are special privileges for alumni, including free ad mission to campus events, free use of racquetball It's concert time again Are you tired of sit ting around on Tuesday nights? Are you bored with the same old parties and the local watering holes? Would you like to have one good night of fun before you have to start studying for finals? On Tuesday, March 4, G.P.P. is going to end this term with a TWO band, five-hour, nonstop rock 'n roll concert in the gym from 9 p.m. to 2 a.m. The two bands select ed for this concert are "Ralph" and "Haji." "Ralph" is a 7-piece band from Scranton, Pa. Their repertoire consists of songs from Billy Joel, be held in the Gallery Lounge two weeks later on March 12, at 4:15 p.m. This session will be de voted to a discussion of rape prevention and coun seling. The featured speaker is Barbara Smith, a member of the Stu dent Affairs Staff at U niversity Park. Ms. Smith has been active in formulating rape crisis programs at the main campus. Intially a part of the Resident Assistant in service training program, these meetings are being opened to the public for the purpose of raising consciousness about a social problem that is reaching epidemic propor tions. We hope all who are interested will attend. courts and other recre ational facilities, open ac cess to the library's col lection and services, and possible development of a travel program. One pro ject under consideration by ths„„, society is the beautildation of the cam pus itself. It is also anticipated that regular meetings of the, alumni will take a variety of forms; some will be primarily social, others cultural or intellectual. All will be pointed toward providing a forum for continuation of a mutual ly beneficial relationship between campus and a lumni. A meeting of the so ciety which may be of interest to March gradu ates is scheduled for March 27 at the campus. Anyone wishing to attend will be welcome. Further information can be obtain ed from the Campus Re lations Office, Room W-205 phone (717) 783-6000. Toto, Doobie Bros., Steely Dan, Gerry Raffer ty, Beatles, and nine songs of their own. They are a well balanced band of jazz/rock with long list of credits to their name. "Haji," on the other hand, is a 5-piece band of high energy rock 'n roll. "Haji" plays the music of Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd, Joe Walsh, ZZ Top, Beat les, the Who and many more. They too are a well balanced band, as good visually as they are musically. Tickets for this concert will go on sale Monday, Feb. 25. They will be available at the Round Table until 5 p.m. the Thursday . , Feb. 21, 1980 Program taped at Capitol By Mike Kondor "Black, young, and on campus--different today than yesterday," is the proposed title for a prog ram produced at Capitol Campus by WITF-TV, the public television station located in Hershey. The • program, part of WITF's weekly "360" ser ies, is an attempt to discover what the atti tudes of black college students are today. Sandra DeVirgilio, pro ducer of the program, said that a shift has occurred from political movement to cultural em phasis, and that there seem to be more person al concerns. The WITF production team was here for a week interviewing peo ple to determine if that is so. DeVirgilio said that Capitol Campus was pick ed as the location for the show because of its proximity to the Hershey studios and because of existing knowledge of the population of the school. Two Capitol students were highlighted in the interviews. One was Erik Shelton, an eleventh term Psychosocial Science major. And the other was Linda Padgett, also an day of the concert. Tick ets are $3.50 in advance and $4.50 at the door. G.P.P. will be sending out flyers to the resid ent students. Commuter students should pay close attention to the bulletin boards for any changes. G.P.P. is also inviting the general public and stu dents from nearby schools, so spread the word to anyone you know who would enjoy a good concert. Listen to WNDR in the next few days; they will be featuring some of "Ralph's" original material. If.you have any questions, feel free to contact G.P.P. in the SGA office or call 783-6033. eleventh term Psycho- social Science student. In an interview with the C.C. Reader , Shelton said: "I thought the concept of the program itself was very good." He said that he was interviewed on camera for almost one hour--a point that is causing con cern for him. "Of course, the way that they edit the pro gram will have an over all influence on the per spective," he said. Since the finished pro gram will only run for one-half hour, there will necessarily be a lot of editing. Shelton said he had no control over the ques tions that were asked of him. "I answered the ques tions from my own point of view," he said. He stressed the fact that he did not intend to speak for the entire black population of Capi tol Campus. He tried to answer the questions in a manner relevant to his own experience. Referring to the fact that the show is produc ed and edited by whites, Shelton said: "I'm not certain this is from a Mural to be painted ~ ~.~e~ ~. The Black Student Union of Capitol Campus is, for the first time in the history of this campus, planning a special Black Heritage program, "Did You Know?...We're moving on up," in celebration of Black Heritage Month (Feb.). This program will empha size the contributions made by Black Americans in music, science and technology, thea ter, dance, education, and art. Black history will be traced from Africa to slavery to the 1980's. The program will bring together a variety of talent from the campus and community, and will give the campus community a rare opportunity to view the his tory of black contributions to American life. 'The, program will open With a skit about Black Inven black perspective." Also interviewed by the C.C. Reader, Padgett said that she enjoyed participating in the pro gram. Padgett said that she answered the questions honestly, but so that it wouldn't be offensive. "I tried to answer the questions tactfully," she said. She said that her interview was "a couple of hours long," and that she didn't know how the pro gram was going to bi arranged. She said that she and Shelton would probably view the program at the Hershey studios before it is aired. WITF also taped part of the rehearsal for the black accomplishment pro gram that is taking place on Monday evening, February 25, in the Black Cultural Arts Cen ter. The WITF program, "360" is scheduled to air on Thursday, February 21, at 7:30 p.m., and again on Saturday, Feb ruary 23, at 11:30 a.m. The executive producer of "360" is Anne Stana way. Sandra DeVirgilio and Pandora Reynolds are the producers. tors and their many inven tions. The audience will then travel through flash-back to Africa where we will see African dancers and instru ments. We will then travel across the waters on the slave ships to the shores of America and travel with the slaves through their experiences. We will visit the work fields and hear the sadness of the people through the songs of the work fields and religion, i.e.: "Nobody Know De Trouble I've Seen" song by Earlette Slaughter and others. We will enter the politics of this country and will have a chance to hear a speech by Frederick Douglass, portrayed by Erik Shelton continued on page 5
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